The change in education of the 21st century requires educators to make a paradigm shift in diversifying creative and innovative approaches. This study was conducted to descriptively identify the driving factors of creativity and innovation ability based on gender among Islamic Education teachers (IET) in primary schools. In addition, this study also determines whether there is a gender difference based on the elements of creativity and innovation through statistical analysis of inference. Quantitative approach through survey method was used in this study. The instrument for this study has been tested for validity and reliability (Cronbach's Alpha). The respondents were a total of 304 Islamic Education Primary School teachers in the state of Melaka. Data analysis carried out using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 25.0 is descriptively analysed and inferential. The findings of this study show that there is no significant difference between male and female teachers in creativity and innovation as both aspects are relevant in the current situation to measure the competency of teachers to cope with changes in the country's education system. In conclusion, in today's Malaysian educational context, pedagogical changes in the classroom should require teachers to be more creative and innovative through the involvement of all parties including the roles of administrators and school staff without having gender factors as a barrier of becoming Islamic Education Teachers (IET) who possess superior creativity and innovation.
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